While al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has been linked to some of the most highpro. On march 14, 2014, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 12th issue of its englishlanguage magazine inspire. The appearance of this 67page online magazine quickly garnered attention across online jihadist discussion forums, the law enforcement and intelligence communities, and the national. The base is the name of the radical islamic terrorist organization headed by osama bin laden, before his death, and ayman al zawahiri, both of whom were responsible for the september 11 attacks in the united states. One of the greatest challenges when combatting and preventing radical islamist lone wolf attacks is that it is a challenge of combatting ideology rather than a. Al qaeda, bill bratton, flushing meadows, inspire magazine, marla. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. Aqap, the yemenbased al qaeda affiliate, has been linked to most of these either. Tahrir al sham have shown a greater willingness and ability than core al qaida to leverage social media and consistently release media products.
Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, returns. But al qaeda, the vanguard of the global jihadist movement, is seeking to reclaim its primacy. Interreligious studies irs, graduate school of universitas gadjah mada, jalan teknika utara. New issue of jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in yemen. In the summer of 2010, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap published the first issue of its. Opinion i read alqaedas inspire mag so you dont get.
On tuesday, nbc quoted law enforcement sources as confirming that dzhokhar tsarnaev, from his hospital bed, credited inspire for his lethal inspiration. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap is a sunni terrorist organization and al qaeda aq affiliate based in yemen. Inspire magazine was first published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap in january 2010, the brainchild of americans, anwar al awlaki and samir khan. A critical analysis of its significance and potential impact through the lens of the. Identifiers of designated islamic terrorist organizations aqaps inspire magazine spring 20 issue related categories. The magazine supplements the instructions with a list of priority. Apr 26, 20 not once but twice the instructions for building such a device have been published in inspire, the englishlanguage magazine of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. As for the muslim prisoners in guantanamo and the secret prisons of the cia, they do not deserve freedom. Islamic state of iraq and the levant arabic addawlah al islamiyah fi al iraq washsham. Jun 03, 20 inspire was started out in 2010 by radical muslim samir khan in 2010, its parent organization being al qaeda in the arab peninsula. The magazine even provides a list of highprofile businessmen in the us who would make valuable targets. May 30, 20 excerpts of the 11th issue of inspire magazine, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas propaganda rag, has leaked to the web, and focus extensively on the april 15 bombing of the boston marathon.
Emerging from the 2009 merger of the yemeni and saudi arabian branches of al qaeda, aqap has claimed numerous attacks in yemen and has also targeted westerners at home and abroad. Apr 25, 2014 al qaeda s embrace of encryption technology part ii. New aqap inspire magazine calls for car bomb attacks in us. Alqaedas inspire magazine special edition right side news. One al qaeda affiliated publication, inspire, represents an unusual use of the digital magazine format and content for recruitment. They must be tortured, deprived of their rights and imprisoned without any sentence by a court. The work is divided into an introduction to this subject matter, the placing of rumiyah in context with an overview of the magazine and the new islamic. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. Alqaeda calls for car bomb attacks on american cities. Mar 20, 2014 on march 15, 2014, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap issued the 12 th issue of its englishlanguage terrorist propaganda magazine, inspire a new adl report, homegrown islamic extremism in 20. This article presents an analysis of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas english language. Fisher noted that the magazine contained an article by abu musab al suri, noting that al suri had been imprisoned in guantanamo bay since 2005, and that whether he was actually tied to al qaeda remained unclear. The imb model has been widely tested, validated, and applied across a range of behavior change interventions, and provides both a conceptual and analytic framework to. Latest issue of al qaeda magazine inspire celebrates boston.
The second new publication by inspire, calls itself the lone mujahid pocketbook. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. The 14th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap inspire magazine, released on september 9, encourages lone mujahideen to pick up the banner of jihad by conducting assassinations. The group is responsible for several small attacks in pakistan and. A critical analysis of its significance and potential. The current issue focuses primarily on incitement urging attacks on the u. Suri, abu musab mustafa setmarian nasser aqap officially releases 11th issue of inspire magazine. Mar 25, 2015 the success of inspire s founding editors anwar al awlaki, a muslim cleric born and educated in the united states, and samir khan, another american and an expert in digital graphics. A politicalreligious state comprising the muslim community, land, and. He served primarily as a courier, accountant, and treasurer for al qaeda until pakistani forces arrested him in 2001. Aqaps latest edition of inspire magazine purports to show jihadists. New aqap inspire magazine calls for car bomb attacks in us cities. Alqaedas inspire magazine special edition right side.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of inspire. Issue 12, released march 2014, called for car bomb attacks in u. September 2017 winter 2014 ayman al zawahiri al qaeda leader statement in azan magazine. This study examines the content and design of inspire to. Mar 30, 2011 new issue of al qaeda s inspire magazine aims for rapid repositioning al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. Aqap inspire magazine as a tool motivating to terrorist.
Muslim state protected by the payment of jizya tax. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaeda s english magazine, inspire. I just read the latest issue so you wont get arrested doing so. Types of media products isis, as well as al qaida and its affiliated groups, produce videos and magazines, which have been influential in some us based individuals radicalization to violence. In 2014, al qaeda announced the creation of a new affiliate called al qaeda in the indian subcontinent aqis, its first official network in asia.
Internal revenue service irs in order to maintain cares status as. Inspire became an important al qaeda brand tool for recruiting, informing, and motivating these open source. Terror tactics mimicking al qaeda s open source jihad tactics found in its inspire magazine yet retains many of the radicalization narratives found in the earlier dabiq magazine. In 2014, aqap created an offshoot organization called ansar alsharia in yemen in order. Aqaps inspire magazine contains military analysis of. Sudanese citizen ibrahim al qosi is a member of al qaeda and has been a loyal associate of the terrorist groups founder, osama bin laden. Jul 16, 2014 cops say inspire magazine instructing wouldbe terrorists on where to set bombs off july 16, 2014 at 2. Chapter 21 prevention of lowtech, lone actor terrorist attacks. Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. This article presents an analysis of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas english language publication inspire that was conceptualized and conducted on the basis of the informationmotivationbehavioral skills imb framework. Mar 16, 2014 memri will be releasing more reports about inspire xii soon. Shortly after the 911 attacks, al qaedas training manual was translated by the. In the summer of 2010, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap published the first. In addition, al qaeda s current leader appears unable to match the pulling power of his archnemesis, abu bakr al baghdadi, the leader of the islamic state terrorist group.
Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers on. Aqaps inspire magazine spring 20 issue jihad intel. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases, reportedly used its bomb. Radical islamist englishlanguage online magazines army war. Aug 17, 2017 on august th, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula released the 17th issue of inspire magazine featuring instructions from the aqchef, including a simple method for targeting trainsinvolving derailing a train from the railroad by placing an object on the tracks. In 2014, in its englishlanguage magazine inspire, al qaeda described northwest airlines flight 253 as an indirect economic target, and claimed that the economic consequences of the attack, despite its failure, were enormous due to extra security measures. Now al qaida is encouraging jihadist wannabes to set your car on fire and blow out your tires on the highway. New issue of jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. Al qaeda is today a fragmented organization, and its strategic communication efforts now focus largely on recruiting individuals in the west to carry out individual jihad in their home countries. Abu irsaad, april 7, 2009, comment on ansar almujahideen english forum.
Mar 17, 2014 al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Oct 24, 2016 al qaeda killed more than 120 europeans on 911 and has struck within europe on multiple occasions since. Between september 2014 and august 2015, al zawahiri did not make any public statements, creating uncertainty as to the direction he was taking al qaeda. How british intelligence thwarted an online alqaeda magazine.
Latest issue of al qaeda magazine inspire celebrates. Al qaeda magazine suggesting attack on us open cbs. This magazine was a weekly publication distributed via its. Sep 11, 2015 the 14th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap inspire magazine, released on september 9, encourages lone mujahideen to pick up the banner of jihad by conducting assassinations. May 02, 2012 al qaeda s affiliate in yemen has produced another issue of its englishlanguage online magazine, inspire, defiantly proclaiming that it is still publishing americas worst nightmare. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. Potential impact through the lens of the information. Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th. Reading this magazine could land you in jail foreign policy. Aqaps inspire magazine spring 20 issue related categories. Thats the advice from the diy jihad section in the latest issue of al qaidas englishlanguage web magazine, inspire. Publication 3991 52002, highlights of the job creation and worker assistance act of 2002.
A new issue of inspire, the englishlanguage online magazine produced by alqaeda s affiliate in yemen, is devoted to jihad on america and suggests targeting major. Publication 3920 09 2014, tax relief for victims of terrorist attacks. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail. In the summer of 2010, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap published the first issue of its englishlanguage publication. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Aimed primarily at radicalizing youth audiences in the u. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization. Aqap releases 12th edition of inspire magazine tuesday, march 18, 2014 prepared by msas research and intelligence analysis team information cutoff. The long war journal has obtained a copy of the magazine, which is published as a pdf file online. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel al wadoud. Most recently, terrorists trained by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap in yemen. The article attributed to al suri was the beginning of a series that appeared in the next 5 issues of inspire. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap is a sunni terrorist organization and al. It has built support among local jihadist groups in the middle east, africa, south asia, and the caucasus.
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